TNT Grabs Broadcast Rights for Next Five Marvel Movies

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TNT Grabs Broadcast Rights for Next Five Marvel Movies



TNT picks up the TV rights to next five Marvel movies, including Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America 3.

When it comes to motion pictures, the battle for the television broadcasting rights can sometimes be just as big a deal as the box office take, with the winner usually enjoying a hefty uptick in ad revenue, especially when a major blockbuster is involved. And with Marvel Studios cranking out hit after hit in the theaters, whichever network ends up with the broadcast rights could almost print their own money. Well, with the dust having finally settled on the small screen battlefield, and Time Warner owned network TNT has come out as the victor, scoring the network television broadcast rights for the next five Marvel Studios films, including Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America 3.

"Marvel's brand of entertainment is a thrill ride for audiences, and we're excited to be adding their next five blockbusters to TNT's arsenal of high-quality genre fare," said Deborah K. Bradley, senior vice president, head of program acquisitions, content strategy and licensing for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. "These movies will play a key role in TNT's long-term success, especially among key adult demos."

According to the deal, which will likely include Marvel's upcoming Ant-Man and Doctor Strange movies, based on the studio's current release schedule, each of the five films would tentatively premiere on TNT a little over two years after its theatrical release.

One interesting side note of the deal is the fact that TNT is owned by Time Warner, the same company who happens to own Marvel's chief rival, DC Comics. With Warner Bros. and DC Comics banking hard on bringing their own comic book superheroes to the silver screen, it'll be interesting to see if Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman end up taking on the likes of Iron Man, Thor, and Black Widow in a small screen superhero double feature.

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So this is a win win for Time Warner? Having DC in the bag already and now future Marvel Studio movies. Interesting.

Wait, weren't there rumours earlier last month that Disney wanted to buy Time Warner? I know that may have been debunked but the world of business is rather confusing at times.
 

Remus

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Paradox SuXcess said:
So this is a win win for Time Warner? Having DC in the bag already and now future Marvel Studio movies. Interesting.

Wait, weren't there rumours earlier last month that Disney wanted to buy Time Warner? I know that may have been debunked but the world of business is rather confusing at times.
No, FOX was looking to buy Time Warner. The offer was declined of course, and for good reason. The owners of HBO are far too liberal-minded to fall in step with FOX ideals and there was a chance that the merger would break antitrust laws and create a monopoly.
 

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Remus said:
Paradox SuXcess said:
So this is a win win for Time Warner? Having DC in the bag already and now future Marvel Studio movies. Interesting.

Wait, weren't there rumours earlier last month that Disney wanted to buy Time Warner? I know that may have been debunked but the world of business is rather confusing at times.
No, FOX was looking to buy Time Warner. The offer was declined of course, and for good reason. The owners of HBO are far too liberal-minded to fall in step with FOX ideals and there was a chance that the merger would break antitrust laws and create a monopoly.
Yeah I knew that. The Disney rumour was after the reject bid. FOX is owned by New Corp so it's actually News Corp and the rich Aussie Rupert "here $80 billion in cash" Murdoch were looking to buy Time Warner. Fox News and Fox is just a small part of Murdoch's/News Corp Empire. It doesn't matter liberal or conservative. Its money.
 

ElMinotoro

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Paradox SuXcess said:
Remus said:
Paradox SuXcess said:
So this is a win win for Time Warner? Having DC in the bag already and now future Marvel Studio movies. Interesting.

Wait, weren't there rumours earlier last month that Disney wanted to buy Time Warner? I know that may have been debunked but the world of business is rather confusing at times.
No, FOX was looking to buy Time Warner. The offer was declined of course, and for good reason. The owners of HBO are far too liberal-minded to fall in step with FOX ideals and there was a chance that the merger would break antitrust laws and create a monopoly.
Yeah I knew that. The Disney rumour was after the reject bid. FOX is owned by New Corp so it's actually News Corp and the rich Aussie Rupert "here $80 billion in cash" Murdoch were looking to buy Time Warner. Fox News and Fox is just a small part of Murdoch's/News Corp Empire. It doesn't matter liberal or conservative. Its money.

Don't be racist. Rupert's a global citizen, ruining things for everyone.

Seriously though I don't think he's a citizen anymore.
 

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ElMinotoro said:
Paradox SuXcess said:
Remus said:
Paradox SuXcess said:
So this is a win win for Time Warner? Having DC in the bag already and now future Marvel Studio movies. Interesting.

Wait, weren't there rumours earlier last month that Disney wanted to buy Time Warner? I know that may have been debunked but the world of business is rather confusing at times.
No, FOX was looking to buy Time Warner. The offer was declined of course, and for good reason. The owners of HBO are far too liberal-minded to fall in step with FOX ideals and there was a chance that the merger would break antitrust laws and create a monopoly.
Yeah I knew that. The Disney rumour was after the reject bid. FOX is owned by New Corp so it's actually News Corp and the rich Aussie Rupert "here $80 billion in cash" Murdoch were looking to buy Time Warner. Fox News and Fox is just a small part of Murdoch's/News Corp Empire. It doesn't matter liberal or conservative. Its money.

Don't be racist. Rupert's a global citizen, ruining things for everyone.

Seriously though I don't think he's a citizen anymore.
And has control over major politicians in many countries too. Gosh, they really do love that paper. Also, he's not?
 

ElMinotoro

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Paradox SuXcess said:
ElMinotoro said:
Don't be racist. Rupert's a global citizen, ruining things for everyone.

Seriously though I don't think he's a citizen anymore.
And has control over major politicians in many countries too. Gosh, they really do love that paper. Also, he's not?
Not since 1985. He's been an American since before Crisis on Infinite Earths.
 

Parasondox

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ElMinotoro said:
Paradox SuXcess said:
ElMinotoro said:
Don't be racist. Rupert's a global citizen, ruining things for everyone.

Seriously though I don't think he's a citizen anymore.
And has control over major politicians in many countries too. Gosh, they really do love that paper. Also, he's not?
Not since 1985. He's been an American since before Crisis on Infinite Earths.
He really is a real life non-fiction villain isn't he? HAHA.
 

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WldCard said:
"These movies will play a key role in TNT's long-term success, especially among key adult demos."
This is why I don't ever want to go into business, I'm afraid I'll end up talking like this.